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Manoj Acharya

Critic · DISC type C
Advanced Computer Scientist at SRI International
📍 Mountain View, California, United States

Manoj Acharya is an Advanced Computer Scientist at SRI International, specializing in foundation models and robust AI. With a Ph. D. from Rochester Institute of Technology, his expertise spans multimodal learning, NLP, and Large Language Models, honed through research and roles at institutions like Amazon.

Outside of work, Manoj is an avid hiker, traveler, and photographer. He is a passionate soccer fan, specifically of Manchester United, and enjoys watching movies and TV shows. He maintains a strong connection to his home country, Nepal, visiting to connect with friends and collaborators.

He is a vocal advocate for ML researchers releasing working code and UI artifacts to make their work more accessible to the general public.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Advanced Computer Scientist
Location
Mountain View, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Manoj shows up

Information Seeker
Objective Thinker
ROI Driven

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Manoj cares about

Robust & Reliable AI
His current role and research focus on building trustworthy AI systems, including developing privacy frameworks for Large Language Models.
Multimodal Learning
His doctoral research and ongoing work center on combining language and vision to develop more sophisticated and flexible AI systems.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Advanced Computer Scientist
SRI International
4-2023 - 6-2023
Professional development
Career Break
7-2022 - 3-2023
Applied Scientist
Amazon
6-2017 - 7-2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Rochester Institute of Technology
8-2018 - 12-2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Deep Learning)
Rochester Institute of Technology
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Education
2016 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Rochester Institute of Technology
2009 - 2013
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Tribhuvan Vishwavidalaya ( IOE,Pulchowk)
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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